Tesla fined nearly $50k over death of worker at Travis County factory

Tesla Inc. is facing a $49,650 fine from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the death of a worker at the Elon Musk-led company’s electric vehicle factory in eastern Travis County last summer.

OSHA has issued three “serious” citations for workplace and safety violations. Each penalty totaled $16,550.

The fines stem from an incident at the Tesla factory on Aug. 1 last year, when the Travis County Sheriff’s Office and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to…